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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2021

Variable Details

VariableChMCont
LabelChild is living with mother. The mother has recently decided not to allow the father to have any further contact with the child. How should this affect the child maintenance arrangements?
Responses
1 The child maintenance arrangements should not be affected 710
2 The father should pay less child maintenance but provide sup 229
3 The father shouldn't have to pay any child maintenance but s 161
4 The father should pay less child maintenance without having 108
5 The father shouldn't have to pay any child maintenance and s 256
6 It depends 69
8 Don't know 21
9 Prefer not to answer 6
-11 HideNA 0
-1 Not applicable 4690
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2021
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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